Cross Slide Scraping Hercus 260

[Abratool]

Had a visit from Mal of Australian Metalworking Hobbyist this morning.
We dismantled the Extended Cross Slide on my Hercus 260 Lathe to examine & get some dimensions.
Anyway while it was apart, checked it for flatness, it had 3 thou (.003") lengthwise convex on its base slide.
Spent the last 3 hours scraping it flat using the granite surface plate & blue.
Then scraped the cross slide saddle to match. This section was surprisingly flat & accurate, requiring little attention
The Extended Cross Slide had obviously moved over time, through stress relief.
All is now good !!!
Learnt a lot in the Scraping Course in Melb. (Thanks Phil) a couple of years back.
regards
Bruce

[.RC.]

How straight is the dovetail now?

[localele]

Practice is the best thing for mastering those skills Bruce.My cross slide is available as a tool to further hone your skills anytime.Always remember I am only offering to help you out.There is not much in it for me.
Well maybe a super refined cross slide with deadly accurate action but who's counting.

[Abratool]

How straight is the dovetail now?

RC
Your question of accuracy, has been on my mind, so because its 40 degrees here today & too hot to do any work outside, took a few hours to finish the Hand Scraping job, on the Hercus Extended Cross Slide
The Saddle was accurate, so I scraped the dovetails on the Extended Cross Slide using the Saddle & its cross slide section as a master.
It took a while to scrape the dovetails, however all is now good !!
Better than new.
regards
Bruce